Teen survives bullying, mother's death with help from mentors

Derrius Brewer, a seventh-grader at Hardy Middle School practiced a speech Wednesday night and was fitted for a tuxedo he'll wear this month at a celebration of 100 Black Men of Jackson, an organization that pairs young men like Brewer with mentors.

Life hasn't always been good to Brewer, who's shouldered more than any 13 year old should.

"My dad, he left me when I was 5-years-old and I really didn't have anyone like a man figure in my life," Brewer said.

Brewer said he thought about suicide after kids bullied him, but his mother talked him out of it.

"She said, 'Don't kill yourself, because when you kill yourself, you die and you leave this world, everyone else is going on and living their life, having everything that they want,'" he said.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Sunday it was "very alarmed" by reports of widespread doping by track and field athletes in major competitions including the Olympic Games and world championships.